Your Health Providers Coughs & Colds Now winter is here, coughs and colds are arriving thick and fast so when your first symptoms appear, the Unichem North End Pharmacy should be your first call. Coughs and colds come in many different guises. Some start with a sore throat then move on quickly to a stuffy head, others continue on to become an annoying cough and the worst come accompanied by chills and fever and loss of appetite. For a dry cough, your best treatment is a suppressant such as Durotuss while if you are coughing lots of phlegm, an expectorant will help loosen the mucus and calm the coughing. Many people suffer from a combination of the above, and there are many medicines available over the counter that have a combination of ingredients to help. It is important to realise that many cough and cold remedies contain paracetamol so read the ingredients list on the bottle carefully to ensure you are taking no more than 4g of paracetamol a day. This would be the amount in a recommended normal eight tablets, which should be dosed four times a day. And if you are on prescription medicine for other health problems, check with the chemist that it is safe to be taking the cold medicine and that it will not interact with your other medication. If you are on blood pressure medicines or anti-depressants, always ask for advise on what would be the best medication to take. Cough and cold remedies come specially formulated for all ages from babies through to adults. Just ask your chemist for the best one for you and your family that is designed to help with your particular symptoms. If possible, avoid sharing your germs with others. Stay indoors and warm and rested and drink plenty of liquids even if you have little appetite. Keep children home from school for a day or two until symptoms abate and stay away from work yourself, especially if you are at the sneezing stage when your are likely to pass your bug on to everybody around you. Cathy Searle NZROHA - MRNZ - MCHPNZ - Reiki Master, Reflexology, Massage, Tutor 3 Lea Street, Oamaru CLINIC DAYS NOW Monday to Friday Please phone Health 2000 for appointments on 434 9663 Diploma Acupuncture & Therapeutic Massage N.Z.R.A. registered , A.C.C. provider Want Local, Reliable, and Affordable Dentures with TRAVEL COSTS COVERED ED • Design a new look • Naturally crafted Full & Partial Dentures • Repair, Reline Dentures • Provide complete after care & s r care You need to see Jenny Oamaru Dental Laboratory is now located at 286 Thames Street Jenny Wang | Ph (03) 434 7560 | (03) 434 1017 Registered Clinical Dental Technician | After Hours (021) 102 8913 6186799AA 6178658AA For an appointment contact Cathy on p. 03 437 2366 m. 027 412 6170 e. stschool@xtra.co.nz w. www.southerntherapies.school.nz 6189766AA Oamaru's only accredited member of Refl exology New Zealand - Inspiring & promoting the highest standards of practice and education. Make sure WAITAKI HERALD, JULY 16, 2014 ADVERTISING FEATURE 19 you are still hearing all the sounds that help make life wonderful. Call us to book an appointment for a FREE hearing check. 10x3 Bay Audiology Oamaru 03 437 9007 374 Thames Highway HappHappy Happy H 411 Thames Highway, Oamaru 6186659AA Phone: 03-4370584 healthy llth Winter Ask us how we can support you through this winter Ask us how we can support you through this w sk us how we can supporus howwe can support yo through po t you t roug howwecan supportyou throughthis winter ow we can suppor y u throug thigh this i w STAFF SERVICE Same excellent Like us on Facebook Northend Pharmacy AND 6189752AA 6178622AA